Thermoelectric conversion module
AssigneeMitsubishi Materials Corporation
InventorYoshinobu Nakada
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Abstract
Provided is a thermoelectric conversion module, in which n-type thermoelectric conversion elements and p-type thermoelectric conversion elements are formed of materials having different thermal expansion coefficients, one surface sides of the n-type thermoelectric conversion elements and one surface sides of the p-type thermoelectric conversion elements are aligned and joined on one surface side of an insulating substrate, and thermal conductive members are formed on other surface sides of the n-type thermoelectric conversion elements and other surface side of the p-type thermoelectric conversion elements, respectively.
Claims11
A thermoelectric conversion module comprising:
- n-type thermoelectric conversion elements and p-type thermoelectric conversion elements, each of which is alternately connected in series through an electrode plate,
- wherein the n-type thermoelectric conversion elements and the p-type thermoelectric conversion elements are formed of materials having different thermal expansion coefficients,
- each of the n-type thermoelectric conversion elements has a first surface side and a second surface side, and each of the p-type thermoelectric conversion elements has a first surface side and a second surface side,
- the first surface side of each of the n-type thermoelectric conversion elements and the first surface side of each of the p-type thermoelectric conversion elements are aligned and joined on one surface side of an insulating substrate, and
- each of the second surface side of each of the n-type thermoelectric conversion elements has an independent thermal conductive member, and each of the second surface side of each of the p-type thermoelectric conversion elements has an independent thermal conductive member.
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